(Reuters) – List of players who have scored 11,000  test runs after India’s Rahul Dravid became the fifth batsman to  reach the landmark on the first day of the first test against  Sri Lanka in Ahmedabad, India, yesterday:

Player                                                   Country                      Span                             Runs
Sachin Tendulkar                             India                           1989-                            12,777
Brian Lara                                           West Indies              1990-2006                 11,953
Ricky Ponting                                    Australia                   1995-                            11,345
Allan Border                                      Australia                   1978-1994                  11,174
Rahul Dravid                                     India                            1996-                            11,000
Source: www.cricinfo.com

(Editing by Tom Pilcher)

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